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Sibelius: "En saga" / "Satu" (1902), Victor de Sabata and the London S.O., 1947 restored VERSION II

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Published on 01 Nov 2023 / In Music

I found a lot better original for this recording so I replaced the old one. Previous version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RRsiKm1vEU At 13:46 begins perhaps the most hectic 100 seconds of any of Janne's music presented. There is a Kondrashin/Concertgebouw 1970 live recording from that is close or even exceeds this one. I'd need to time them. I repair the Kondrashin live every few years it seems. Needless to say very few orchestras would even consider trying the tempo here. Sibelius composed "En saga" / "Satu" twice: first as a 20-something in 1892, then extensively revised in 1902. The composition soon got noticed with people like Arturo Toscanini and Henry Woods programming it. I repaired this 1947 recording by Victor de Sabata and the London Symphony Orchestra. This one is still from the "acetate" period. There are very few recordings even today that would match the intensity and instrumental skill with de Sabata getting the musical progression highlighted just the right way. Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRSocsNmnH4 Toscanini conducts "En saga" in his 80s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m7Desg89P4 Modern live concert Segerstam/Turku P.O. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2IFGPsSq44

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